Abstract
The gallotannin penta-O-galloyl-beta-d-glucose (PGG) has many biological activities including in vivo anti-cancer efficacy. We present in this paper a scaled-up protocol for its preparation in high purity from tannic acid by acidic methanolysis with typical yield of 15%. We also describe a method for the analysis of PGG in mouse plasma by HPLC and its application in preliminary pharmacokinetic studies. A liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) protocol was optimized for the extraction of PGG from mouse plasma. The extraction efficiency for PGG at 1μg/mL in mouse plasma was 70.0±1.3% (n=5). The limit of detection (LOD) for PGG was approximately 0.2μg/mL. Preliminary pharmacokinetic parameters of PGG following a single i.p. injection with 5% ethanol/saline vehicle in mice were established. The peak plasma PGG concentrations (C max) were approximately 3-4μM at a dose of 0.5mg per mouse (∼20mg/kg) at 2h post-injection (T max).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 545-550 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 20 2011 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Analytical Chemistry
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Drug Discovery
- Spectroscopy
- Clinical Biochemistry